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In 1974 male death row inmates, previously at the Tucker Unit, were moved to the Cummins Unit. [33] In 1986 male death row inmates were moved to the Maximum Security Unit. [33] On Friday August 22, 2003, all 39 Arkansas death row inmates, all of them male, were moved to the Supermax at the Varner Unit. [40]
Robert Edward Lee Wilson (March 5, 1865 – September 27, 1933) was the creator and owner of Lee Wilson and Company, a group of large cotton plantations in Mississippi County, Arkansas. [1] Acquiring much of his father's former swamplands, Wilson formed a logging and farming business that would become one of the largest and most successful in ...
Mississippi County is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,685. [1] There are two county seats, Blytheville and Osceola. [2] The county is named for the Mississippi River which borders the county to the east. Mississippi County is part of the First Congressional District in Arkansas.
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This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States. There are 44 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 2 National Historic Landmarks. Another two properties were once listed but have been ...
The Azalea Trail Festival was established in 1951, with additional girls from neighboring Jaycees organizations invited to serve on the court. During this period the reigning Miss America served on the court as the Queen of the Azalea Trail. The event became so popular that, by the mid-1950s, each Jaycee chapter in Alabama, and a few from other ...
In 1978 a new death chamber opened in Cummins, so Tucker was no longer the place of execution in Arkansas. [5] In 1986 male death row inmates were moved to the Maximum Security Unit. [12] On August 22, 2003, all 39 of the state's death row inmates, all of them male, were moved to the Supermax at the Varner Unit. [13]